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POLECON 547

Intellectual Property and Its Effect on Business

Graduate School of Business

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[ Litigation ] Business Law: Tax Law

Why it is relevant for ...

[ Litigation ] as a Relevant Course outside SLS for those interested in Intellectual Property : An understanding of the economic returns available from intellectual property rights is useful for prospective tax lawyers. The different business models their clients will consider in an effort to maximize these economic returns are likely to bear different tax consequences. This course offers an analysis of various business strategies related to intellectual property.

General course
Description:

This course explores the impact intellectual property rights have on business decisions. We begin with a general background of intellectual property law including copyright, trademark, patent and trade secret. We will also cover quasi property rights such as database and privacy. Each of these distinct rights will be examined through a case methodology affording students an opportunity to gauge the relative strengths and weaknesses of a particular form of protection. As the value of intellectual property rises, the avenues of economic return increase. We will analyze various methods of maximizing such economic returns. Focus for this course is on the impact both technological innovation and intellectual property law have on business strategies. This is not a class designed to teach students the law of intellectual property. Rather, this course educates business decision makers on the impact intellectual property can have on the bottom line. This course employs a mixed lecture/case discussion format. We will have several sessions with lectures by visiting industry experts.

Course Style: A Substantive course teaches the law, theory, and policy in a particular area of law